Concept for the Specialization in E-Commerce in the 3rd Semester of the EuroMPM Study Programme in Dortmund
The 3rd semester of the EuroMPM is focused on a specialization. The full module for the specialization on e-commerce at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund includes:
MP30 Special Methods and Tools for Projects in E-Commerce, E-Business, E-Government - 4 ECTS MP31 Information Supply Chain - 4 ECTS
MP32 Selected project in E-Commerce - 12 ECTS
MP30 Dortmund E-Commerce: Special Methods and Tools for Projects in E-Commerce, E-Business, E-Government
Course concept
After the courses of the first 2 semesters of the EuroMPM the 3rd semester goes deaper into core issues of projects in selected areas - selected according to core competencies of the universities.
At the University of Applied Sciences and Art in Dortmund a specialization on project management in e-commerce is available.
This field is characterized by special technologies, business concepts, and standards.
For projects in e-commerce a deaper understanding of these special technologies, business concepts, and standards is important. E-catalogs, e-transactions, and the classifcation of commodities are in the focus of studies and research.
Course structure
Introduction to e-commerce: Concepts, business models and business cases
This course is embedded into the research fields at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund.
Students of this course are encouraged and coached to contribute to research activities. In 2009 there is a focus on the description of selected commodity classes in catalogs, classification systems and in classical industrial standards. The descriptions are compared - with respect to the properties applied and with respect to graphical elements (technical drawing, pictures, ... ) supporting the description of commodities.
The introduction of graphical elements is a recent research initiative in eClass supported especially by Claude Pichot (board member of eClass) and Peter Reusch (member of the scientific advisory board of eClass). Graphical elements are important for the harmonization of properties in classification systems and to improve multilingual version of classification systems.
EuroMPM-Dortmund
Concept for the Specialization in E-Commerce in the 3rd Semester of the EuroMPM Study Programme in Dortmund
The 3rd semester of the EuroMPM is focused on a specialization. The full module for the specialization on e-commerce at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund includes:
MP30 Special Methods and Tools for Projects in E-Commerce, E-Business, E-Government - 4 ECTS
MP31 Information Supply Chain - 4 ECTS
MP32 Selected project in E-Commerce - 12 ECTS
MP30 Dortmund E-Commerce: Special Methods and Tools for Projects in E-Commerce, E-Business, E-Government
Course concept
After the courses of the first 2 semesters of the EuroMPM the 3rd semester goes deaper into core issues of projects in selected areas - selected according to core competencies of the universities.
At the University of Applied Sciences and Art in Dortmund a specialization on project management in e-commerce is available.
This field is characterized by special technologies, business concepts, and standards.
For projects in e-commerce a deaper understanding of these special technologies, business concepts, and standards is important. E-catalogs, e-transactions, and the classifcation of commodities are in the focus of studies and research.
Course structure
Course parameters
Core materials
Rebstock, Michael; Fengel, Janina; Paulheim, Heiko: Ontologies-based Business Integration, Springer Berlin 2008.
Turban, Efraim: Electronic Commerce, A Managerial Perspective, Pearson Prentice-Hall 2008.
Most other materials will be delivered on e-learning platforms.
Scalable learning outcomes
The course meets level 7 of the The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - compare
This course is embedded into the research fields at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund.
Students of this course are encouraged and coached to contribute to research activities. In 2009 there is a focus on the description of selected commodity classes in catalogs, classification systems and in classical industrial standards. The descriptions are compared - with respect to the properties applied and with respect to graphical elements (technical drawing, pictures, ... ) supporting the description of commodities.
The introduction of graphical elements is a recent research initiative in eClass supported especially by Claude Pichot (board member of eClass) and Peter Reusch (member of the scientific advisory board of eClass). Graphical elements are important for the harmonization of properties in classification systems and to improve multilingual version of classification systems.
Case studies - Schedule 2009 - Students2009